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the investment of time as a benefit.
"Either those students going into professional music or other students that just play well learn a variety of skills," said George Duerksen, professor of music and dance.
He said participation in the band helped members learn cooperation skills and initiative that were useful later in life.
Steven Freeman, Bentonville, Ark., sophomore, said he didn't mind spending several hours a week at practice.
"It's a fun thing," Freeman said. "You get to travel and play music with a large group."
Freeman is a music major and hopes to play with a band in the military.
Lynch said the time the band spent on the marching field was invaluable because members learned performance skills, made friends and exhibited pride in the University in a very visible way.
"We're trying to build it back up," Lynch said. "We want to be the best we possibly can be."
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Former Kansas inmate convicted in drug case
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — A federal prison inmate described as a white separatist gang leader has been convicted for organizing a 1995 heroin smuggling operation at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth.
It was the third trial in three years in U.S. District Court in Topeka for Michael McElhiney, who is now confined at the federal prison in Marion, III.
His first, in 1999, ended in a
mistrial when jurors couldn't reach a verdict. Later that year, he was convicted of conspiring to smuggle heroin into the Leavenworth prison, but the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver overturned the verdict last year.
McElhinney's latest trial lasted eight days, ending Friday with his conviction on one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and one count of aiding the distribution of the drug.
Jury selection begins in murder trial
The Associated Press
OLATHE — After more than two years of investigation and legal maneuvering, jury selection began yesterday for John E. Robinson Sr., who is accused of killing three women in Kansas.
Nearly 300 of the 1,200 summoned jurors filed through Johnson County District Judge John Anderson III's courtroom, where Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted. It was expected to take up to a week to select 12 jurors and eight alternates.
Robinson, 58, stood and acknowledged the potential jurors with a pleasant "good morning" and slight bow when introduced by the judge. Aside from that, Robinson showed little emotion during the proceeding.
Potential jurors included a mother who brought two small children and a woman who brought a copy of Stephen King's murder novel "The Shining" to read.
Robinson is charged with killing Suzette Trouten and Izabela Lewicka, whose bodies were found decomposing in barrels on land Robinson owned in Linn County. 40 miles south of Kansas City. He's also charged with killing Lisa Stasi, who remains missing.
Robinson also faces three capital murder charges in Missouri, where the bodies of three women were found in barrels at a storage locker.
More than 100 people said yesterday they had potential hardships that could keep them from serving on the jury for a trial that could last up to six weeks. Jurors will be sequestered during their deliberations but not during the trial.
"We do recognize it is a hardship on everyone to take that much time of their life to be a juror in this case," Anderson said.
The process of accepting or declining those hardship excuses was time-consuming. At the close of the proceedings yesterday, at least 70 people were still waiting to cite their reasons for Anderson and the attorneys. Those individuals must return today for questions.
"We do recognize it is a hardship on everyone to take that much time of their life to be a juror in this case." Anderson said.
John Anderson III Johnson County District Judge
Meanwhile, among those excused from jury duty were several individuals who would face financial difficulty if they were to miss as much as six weeks of work. Other reasons were more personal, including a gentleman in his 70s who had delayed the celebration of his 50th wedding anniversary. He was excused.
Defense lawyer Patrick Berrigan suggested in his questions that
hardships could distract some of the potential jurors, including one woman who broke down in tears as she described her daughter's health condition and desire to be free to attend to her needs.
Security was tight yesterday, with as many as six uniformed officers standing guard outside the courtroom. None of Robinson's family nor the victims' families were present. Anderson has banned cameras and microphones from the courtroom.
Trouten, 28, was from Newport, Mich. Investigators say she was murdered in 2000; Lewicka, 22, a former Purdue University student who moved to the Kansas City area in June 1997, was killed in 1999. Stasi, 19, was from Johnson County and has been missing since 1985.
In Missouri, he's charged with the deaths of Sheila Faith, her daughter Debbie, and Beverly Bonner. Their bodies were found in barrels in a storage locker in Raymore, Mo. He faces the death penalty if convicted.
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